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Saturday, October 6, 2012

Adopt a dog in Sri Lanka just completed their fourth successful sterilization camp in Kataragama

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Abdul Mujeeb
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Adopt a dog in Sri Lanka fourth camp in Kataragama

The group believes that they will be able to control the stray dog population in Kataragama...

The popular Facebook
based animal welfare group adopt a dog in Sri Lanka just completed their fourth
successful sterilization camp in Kataragama, of another 100 dogs
in the area. This fourth successful camp brings the total sterilization
count up to 500 dogs just in the last eight months.

According to the
members of ADSl, the key reasons to choose Kataragama area as their target area
for sterilization camps is that it's a sacred ground and because of the
remoteness of the area there are less vets and access to good veterinary care.
The group members also points out the fact that the number of animal
welfare groups that are concentrated in the Colombo region has also been
a contributing factor for their decision to choose a remote area like
Kataragama for their sterilization camps.

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Adopt a dog in Sri Lanka just completed their fourth successful sterilization camp in Kataragama

The effort done by the
group in the past eight months in the Kataragama area has been tremendous, and
the change is not just with the stray dog population. The group mostly
consisting of young professionals and university students have managed to
change the mindset of the people in the area about the advantages of
sterilization and proper pet care. This fact was exhibited during the past
few camps by the people of the community bringing forward their own pets
to be vaccinated and sterilized. Members of the police, doctors, merchants and
even teachers and school children have come forward requesting help from
the group members to vaccinate and sterilize the dogs in the community.

The group believes
that they will be able to control the stray dog population in Kataragama with a
few more successful camps. This method of holding repeated camps in the
same area is a successful way to control and prevent the stray dog population
from increasing in the future, and it will also prove that proper sterilization
is a better solution to control the country's stray dog population.

Adopt a Dog in Sri
Lanka wishes to thank all the sponsors, supporters, members of the divisional
secretariat, MOH, and PHI for their help and support during the camp. A special
thank you also goes out to the vets’ team and the volunteers and well
wishers who helped make the camp a success.

For more information about Adopt a dog in Sri Lanka
and their efforts for the stray population of the country and other related
projects please visit their group page at www.facebook.com/adoptadoginsrilanka